Music is Good For the Brain

From the study of early civilizations we have found various examples of the link made by humans between music and the body.

Particularly in aboriginal culture, we see a strong link between music and the body. In this oldest living culture, virtually all aspects of human behavior have a fundamental link with music: eating, hunting, birth, marriage, and death are all music-filled activities.

The music of the Australian aborigines is heavily based in song. They have been linked to the most fundamental human instrument of all, the voice. Aboriginal songs include many kinds of vocalizations ranging from growling, grunting, and shrieking to bitonal syllabic chanting. This demonstrates how music has played such an important role in the history of mankind, and allows us to understand the importance of music on our body...

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Five Ways to Bring Music Into Your Life

Five Ways To Bring Music Into Your Life

Music has been known to alleviate stress. Bring music into your life by...

1 Sing daily!
Singing can reduce stress, promote oxygen in your blood, stimulates brain activity, promotes healthy deep breathing, and make you feel great!

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Performing Rights Organizations (PRO) and How they Can Help You in the Music Industry

What exactly is a Performing Rights Organization?

According to Donald S. Passman, author of “All You Need to Know about the Music Business”, a Performing Rights Organization or, PRO as it is often called in the music industry, is a business intended to represent music creators and their right to be paid when their music is performed in public.  In other words, a PRO is a company responsible for collecting the money from a public performance and supplying members with their share of the money. PRO’s collect money from public performances by issuing rights to establishments that are interested in playing a member’s music publicly; these rights are referred to as licenses. After the PRO collects the license fees, the company distributes each member their share of the money in the form of performance royalties....

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Music Used for Therapy, Surgery, Relaxation and More

Many people have used music therapeutically at some point in their lives.  Whether you enjoy winding down to a classical song after a long day at work, or blowing off some steam while listening to the heavy chords of a rock song, music possesses the capabilities of relieving stress.

The American Music Therapy Association defines music therapy as “the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.”  Using music therapy on your own is great, but working with a professional Music Therapist can also be significantly helpful, especially in the areas of mental health, physical disabilities, illnesses connected with aging, developmental and learning disabilities, brain damage, and severe pain. Participating in music therapy not only manages stress, it also endorses wellness, amplifies memory, eases pain and grief, assists in conveying emotions, expands communication and speech, and supports physical and emotion rehabilitation.

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Are You Ever Too Old to Begin Singing or Learning to Play an Instrument?

The answer is no, of course not!  You can never be too old to learn something new, like playing an instrument or learning to sing.  You may feel like you are behind those people who began practicing and performing at an early age, but with a little bit of discipline and structural practice, you can be performance ready in no time. There are also many opportunities for you to perform in public when you feel you are ready.
Einstein said...

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